Criminals Prefer Firefox, Opera Web Browsers

An anonymous reader writes "Security researchers at Purewire have leveraged vulnerabilities in malware infrastructure to track the criminals behind it. In a three-month long project, they used security flaws in exploit kits to get operators to expose themselves (Obnoxious interstitial ad between link and content) when they access the kits' admin control panels. Data collected shows that 50% of those tracked use Firefox, while 25% use Opera."

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First-hand experience

[peipas]

The guy who took the phone off my lap on the train uses Firefox as well. Right?

What's next, golfers prefer cars that cost more than $100,000?

Give me a break.

Re:First-hand experience

[drinkypoo]

Brilliant comment; car analogy, sports reference, syntactically and logically correct. Extra points for engaging both the downtrodden masses and the wealthy ("Hey, I play golf, and I drive a Bentley! This guy is a genius!")